The Lost Battalion of World War I

[rangerrebew]

The Lost Battalion of World War I
Posted on July 21, 2017   by jessiekratz
 
Soldiers of the 77th Division as they are demobilized in New York, 1918. Some are veterans of the Argonne Offensive. (National Archives Identifier 26433577)

As we commemorate the 100-year anniversary of World War I, let’s take a look at the heroic actions of a particular group of American forces during the Great War: the courageous soldiers of the “Lost Battalion” and their actions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in late 1918.

https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2017/07/21/the-lost-battalion-of-world-war-i/

[Joe Wooten]

I believe Major Whittlesey committed suicide years later too probably from remorse over this incident.